I always thought Mussolini pulled this dumb stunt after WWII started but as you can see by the link, I was wrong. Admitting to being wrong of course is one of us Liberals’ weaknesses as Conservatives go full on no matter how off they are.
Anyway, it’s not a surprise that the stronger European powers and America did nothing, again, to stop Fascist/Nazi aggression until Poland. Even then, I’m not sure why Poland was the final straw neither country had oil or any resources the West would die over.
I also wonder if Italy ever apologized for the invasion. Probably not. Apologizing today means you have to cut a big check and given the chaos, racism and nationalism plaguing Italy, it’s the last thing they would want to deal with.